Most challenging fishing world records and how to beat them

Most challenging fishing world records and how to beat them

Source: Fox News

7/8/2024

Credit: iStock

A fishing record can always be broken, but some prove particularly challenging to beat.

The International Game Fish Association (IGFA) has been clocking fishing accomplishments since its beginnings. The organization is home to fishing records for both freshwater and saltwater fish in all-tackle, line class, all-tackle length for male, female and junior anglers.

If you're planning to break a record, you can pretest your line with the IGFA for a fee, and you can pre-certify your scale with the nonprofit organization.

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News Id		Source	Stamp	country
4101	Fish farm developers brand loch protesters 'a nest of vipers'	heraldscotland	2013-01-12	UK
4102	Guernsey aquarium thief used fish to win competition	BBC News	2013-01-10	US
4103	Pike found choked on zander in Netherlands	BBC News	2013-01-10	NL
4104	Computerized fishing rod won't put worms on hooks	cnet	2013-01-04	CA
4105	Greens now betray the wild fish	canadafreepress	2013-01-04	US
4106	The adventure interview: Jeremy Wade	telegraph	2013-01-01	US
4107	True facts about the anglerfish	gizmodo	2012-12-28	US
4108	Transgenic fish wins US regulatory backing A fast-growing salmon moves closer to approval after a fishy delay.	nature	2012-12-22	US
4109	Fisherman towed out to sea while catching record 29lb fish	telegraph	2012-12-21	US
4110	Mesh pens don't overcrowd salmon: MUN researcher	CBC News	2012-12-20	CA
4111	Tay salmon anglers accused of harassing canoeists	The Courier Reporter	2012-12-18	UK
4112	Proposal to prohibit use of carbon monoxide as a fish processing aid	voxy	2012-12-18	NZ
4113	PolitiFact calls claims of menhaden declines “Mostly False”, is completely wrong	southernfriedscience	2012-12-17	US
4114	Truck driver records collision with giant fish falling from sky	usatoday	2021-04-16	CA
4115	Changing environment may be to blame for reduced fish populations	thecordovatimes	2021-04-09	CA
4116	3 people banned from fishing anywhere in Canada after overfishing violations near Nootka Sound	CBC News	2021-04-11	CA
4117	NOAA needs leader who can talk to fishermen	bostonglobe	2012-12-17	US
4118	Blind cat fish species discovered	BBC Tamil Service	2012-12-13	CA
4119	445-pound yellowfin tuna largest ever caught on rod and reel	petethomasoutdoors	2012-12-09	CA
4120	Watch this catfish go completely orca on a pigeon	gizmodo	2012-12-06	FR
4121	Norway's rakfisk: Is this the world's smelliest fish?	BBC News	2012-12-01	NO
4122	Robocod: Homeland Security adds underwater drones to their arsenal with robots based on fish	dailymail	2012-11-28	UK
4123	Man nearly dies in Browns River near Courtenay after he and 2 dogs fall in	cheknews	2018-11-13	CA
4124	How Microfishing Took the Angling World by (Very Small) Storm	hakaimagazine	2021-04-13	US
4125	Ousted Kentucky Fish and Wildlife chief back on the job with a $140,000+ contract	kentucky	2021-04-15	US

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